Biografía
Wikipedia en español
BRIAN MANION DENNEHY (Bridgeport, Connecticut, 9 de julio de 1938–New Haven, Connecticut, 15 de abril de 2020) fue un actor estadounidense, popular en gran medida por sus numerosos papeles secundarios como villano en películas de acción y thrillers. Pero también fue un experimentado actor de teatro ganador de dos premios Tony, y su trabajo en televisión le reportó un Globo de Oro.
Biografía y carrera
Su carrera arrancó en la década de 1970 con películas de cierto riesgo creativo como Looking for Mr. Goodbar (con Diane Keaton). Su rostro se hizo popular con títulos de éxito comercial como 10, la mujer perfecta (1979), que lanzó a la fama a Bo Derek, First Blood (Rambo I) (1982), protagonizada por Sylvester Stallone, y la saga de comedias de ciencia ficción Cocoon.
Otros títulos a destacar de aquella época son F/X y Peligrosamente juntos (con Robert Redford y Debra Winger), ambas de 1986. También participó en proyectos como el wéstern Silverado (1985), de Lawrence Kasdan, película valorada como un clásico moderno del cine, y El vientre del arquitecto (1987), de Peter Greenaway.
Tras volcarse más en el cine comercial, en 1990 recuperó pujanza con Presumed Innocent, junto a Harrison Ford, y en 1994 rodó Camino de la fortuna, película producida por Clint Eastwood y donde Dennehy compartió protagonismo con Robert Duvall.
Muerte
Brian Dennehy falleció el 15 de abril de 2020 a los 81 años por un paro cardíaco causado por una sepsis.
Biography
Wikipedia in English
BRIAN MANION DENNEHY (Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 9, 1938-New Haven, Connecticut, April 15, 2020) was an American actor, popular largely for his many supporting roles as a villain in action films and thrillers. But he was also a seasoned Tony Award-winning stage actor, and his television work earned him a Golden Globe.
Biography and career
His career began in the 1970s with films of some creative risk such as Looking for Mr. Goodbar (with Diane Keaton). Her face became popular with commercially successful titles such as 10, The Perfect Woman (1979), which launched Bo Derek to fame, First Blood (Rambo I) (1982), starring Sylvester Stallone, and the comedy series by sci-fi Cocoon.
Other notable titles from that time are F / X and Dangerously Together (with Robert Redford and Debra Winger), both from 1986. He also participated in projects such as Lawrence Kasdan’s Western Silverado (1985), a film valued as a modern classic of the cinema, and The belly of the architect (1987), by Peter Greenaway.
After turning more into commercial cinema, in 1990 he regained his strength with Presumed Innocent, along with Harrison Ford, and in 1994 he shot Road to Fortune, a film produced by Clint Eastwood and where Dennehy shared the limelight with Robert Duvall.
Death
Brian Dennehy passed away on April 15, 2020 at age 81 from cardiac arrest caused by sepsis.
Filmography
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1978 F. I. S. T., by Norman Jewison
1979 10, the perfect woman
1980 Little Miss Marker
1982 First Blood
1983 Gorky Park
1983 Never Cry Wolf
1985 Silverado
1985 Twice in a Lifetime
1985 Cocoon
1986 F / X
1986 Dangerously Together
1987 A Father’s Revenge
1987 The belly of the architect
1987 Best Seller, by John Flynn
1988 Return to Snowy River
1988 Cocoon: The Return
1990 A Killing in a Small Town
1990 Young Gun II: Fearless Outlaws
1990 Beyond Ambition
1990 Presumed Innocent
1990 The Last of the Finest,
1991 FX2, deadly illusions
1992 Broken Illusions
1994 Leave of Absence
1994 The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1994 Jack Reed: A search for Justice
1994 Shadow of a Doubt
1995 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1995 Dish Dogs
1996 Romeo and Juliet
1997 Brannigan
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1999 Sirens
1999 NetForce
2001 Summer Catch
2001 Three Blind Mice
2005 Assault on District 13
2007 Marco Polo
2007 The Last Gift
2010 The Next Three Days
2010 Every Day by Richard Levine
2011 The big year
2018 Tag
2018 The Seagull
2019 Driveways
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 The Blacklist.
⭐ Nació: 09/07/1938 ⚰ Murió: 15/04/2020

Wikipedia en español
BRIAN MANION DENNEHY (Bridgeport, Connecticut, 9 de julio de 1938–New Haven, Connecticut, 15 de abril de 2020) fue un actor estadounidense, popular en gran medida por sus numerosos papeles secundarios como villano en películas de acción y thrillers. Pero también fue un experimentado actor de teatro ganador de dos premios Tony, y su trabajo en televisión le reportó un Globo de Oro.
Biografía y carrera
Su carrera arrancó en la década de 1970 con películas de cierto riesgo creativo como Looking for Mr. Goodbar (con Diane Keaton). Su rostro se hizo popular con títulos de éxito comercial como 10, la mujer perfecta (1979), que lanzó a la fama a Bo Derek, First Blood (Rambo I) (1982), protagonizada por Sylvester Stallone, y la saga de comedias de ciencia ficción Cocoon.
Otros títulos a destacar de aquella época son F/X y Peligrosamente juntos (con Robert Redford y Debra Winger), ambas de 1986. También participó en proyectos como el wéstern Silverado (1985), de Lawrence Kasdan, película valorada como un clásico moderno del cine, y El vientre del arquitecto (1987), de Peter Greenaway.
Tras volcarse más en el cine comercial, en 1990 recuperó pujanza con Presumed Innocent, junto a Harrison Ford, y en 1994 rodó Camino de la fortuna, película producida por Clint Eastwood y donde Dennehy compartió protagonismo con Robert Duvall.
Muerte
Brian Dennehy falleció el 15 de abril de 2020 a los 81 años por un paro cardíaco causado por una sepsis.
Wikipedia in English
BRIAN MANION DENNEHY (Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 9, 1938-New Haven, Connecticut, April 15, 2020) was an American actor, popular largely for his many supporting roles as a villain in action films and thrillers. But he was also a seasoned Tony Award-winning stage actor, and his television work earned him a Golden Globe.
Biography and career
His career began in the 1970s with films of some creative risk such as Looking for Mr. Goodbar (with Diane Keaton). Her face became popular with commercially successful titles such as 10, The Perfect Woman (1979), which launched Bo Derek to fame, First Blood (Rambo I) (1982), starring Sylvester Stallone, and the comedy series by sci-fi Cocoon.
Other notable titles from that time are F / X and Dangerously Together (with Robert Redford and Debra Winger), both from 1986. He also participated in projects such as Lawrence Kasdan’s Western Silverado (1985), a film valued as a modern classic of the cinema, and The belly of the architect (1987), by Peter Greenaway.
After turning more into commercial cinema, in 1990 he regained his strength with Presumed Innocent, along with Harrison Ford, and in 1994 he shot Road to Fortune, a film produced by Clint Eastwood and where Dennehy shared the limelight with Robert Duvall.
Death
Brian Dennehy passed away on April 15, 2020 at age 81 from cardiac arrest caused by sepsis.
Filmography
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1978 F. I. S. T., by Norman Jewison
1979 10, the perfect woman
1980 Little Miss Marker
1982 First Blood
1983 Gorky Park
1983 Never Cry Wolf
1985 Silverado
1985 Twice in a Lifetime
1985 Cocoon
1986 F / X
1986 Dangerously Together
1987 A Father’s Revenge
1987 The belly of the architect
1987 Best Seller, by John Flynn
1988 Return to Snowy River
1988 Cocoon: The Return
1990 A Killing in a Small Town
1990 Young Gun II: Fearless Outlaws
1990 Beyond Ambition
1990 Presumed Innocent
1990 The Last of the Finest,
1991 FX2, deadly illusions
1992 Broken Illusions
1994 Leave of Absence
1994 The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1994 Jack Reed: A search for Justice
1994 Shadow of a Doubt
1995 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1995 Dish Dogs
1996 Romeo and Juliet
1997 Brannigan
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1999 Sirens
1999 NetForce
2001 Summer Catch
2001 Three Blind Mice
2005 Assault on District 13
2007 Marco Polo
2007 The Last Gift
2010 The Next Three Days
2010 Every Day by Richard Levine
2011 The big year
2018 Tag
2018 The Seagull
2019 Driveways
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 The Blacklist.